Wes Leaper
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Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
 Leaper, c. 1917 | |||||||
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| Position | End | ||||||
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| Born | October 23, 1900 Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||||||
| Died | January 30, 1958 (aged 57) Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | Green Bay West (WI) | ||||||
| College | Wisconsin (1918) | ||||||
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Wesley Stuart Leaper (October 23, 1900 – January 30, 1958) was an American professional football end who played for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Wisconsin Badgers and was a member of the inaugural 1919 Packers team. After his football career, Leaper worked for Linde Air Products until his death in 1958.
Leaper was born on October 23, 1900, in Green Bay, Wisconsin.[1] He grew up playing several sports and attended Green Bay West High School, where he was a top athlete in three sports and captained both the football and basketball teams.[2][3] Leaper had several brothers who were top performers at West High School as well.[2] He was described as "one of West's all-time athletic greats" and participated in the Green Bay East–Green Bay West football rivalry game three times.[2] As a senior in 1917, he was the star of the rivalry game, scoring four touchdowns and four extra points as West defeated East by a score of 34–0.[2]
After Leaper graduated from West, he enrolled at the University of Wisconsin in 1918.[4] He played for the football team that year as an end[5] and was also chairman of the school's freshman athletic council.[4][6] At Wisconsin, he was a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity.[5]
During his time at the University of Wisconsin, Leaper served in the United States Marine Corps during World War I.[5]
